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Shimmy

Founder & Alcoholic-in-Chief of GaragePunkNYC, Shimmy is a longtime DJ and booker of garage & punk shows. He’s done damage in locales as far apart as Prague, Portugal and (gulp) South Carolina.

His other projects include Hullabaloo! and contributing to Bananas, a print zine.

Posts by Shimmy

shimmy@garagepunknyc.com

Phoning It In<?php the_title(); ?>

BATTLE ROYALE…. of the DJ nights. Yes, pretty much no live action this midweek but regular DJ nights such as Move Your Mule bump up against Mr Fine Wine, New York Night Train Wednesdays at Motor City, a Heathers entry and more…

By Shimmy | 01 Feb 12 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)

Rotten Wednesday, Thin Thursday<?php the_title(); ?>

Talk about working for the weekend… It’s a slow one this week, but there are a couple of possibilities.

By Shimmy | 25 Jan 12 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)

The Siberians Live on the Three Chord Monte Show @ WFMU, Jersey City, January 22<?php the_title(); ?>

I followed the Siberians to the wilds of Jersey City, where they recorded a live session for Joe Belock’s Three Chord Monte on WFMU and got the grand tour…!

By Shimmy | 24 Jan 12 | Also posted in Visuals | Comments (0)

Habibi, The Foxx @ Union Pool, January 21, 2012<?php the_title(); ?>

Fun times at Union Pool last Saturday with all-girl groups Habibi and the Foxx…

By Shimmy | | Also posted in Visuals | Comments (0)

Wintry Mixers<?php the_title(); ?>

That’s right– your favorite weather is in the forecast for this weekend– the wintry mix.  It’s taken a while, but we might actually get a Winter this year. Thankfully, that hasn’t stopped the rock one bit and we’ve got several good shows to plunk down a few bits for this weekend. TONIGHT (FRIDAY): DJ CrystalBlu [...]

By Shimmy | 20 Jan 12 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)

Midweek Heat<?php the_title(); ?>

Well now, that’s more like it.  Actual things, SHOWS even, to go to this January midweek. WEDNESDAY (TONIGHT): Tonight is Copycat‘s annual Sesame Street tribute night at Otto’s Shrunken Head.  One of the most inspired and popular editions in this biweekly event, it features covers by bands especially assembled to, well, get really silly.  Ursula [...]

By Shimmy | 11 Jan 12 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (1)

Front-loaded<?php the_title(); ?>

We’ve hit one of those patches again where the action slows down a bit.  Call it the post-New Years slump, or the time when everyone is sick (including myself), the fact is that many bands simply refuse to play January gigs. Tonight’s your best bet for fun, as this is a very front-loaded weekend (we’ve [...]

By Shimmy | 06 Jan 12 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)

NYE Weekend: Many Happy Returns!<?php the_title(); ?>

NEW YEARS WEEKEND IN NEW YORK!
with Auto Bonfire, Sugar Pie DeSanto, the Livids, The Waldos, Kraut, Foster Care, the Fleshtones, the Dirty Shames, Phast Phreddie, the Nuclears, Les Sans Culottes, B.A. Miale, Lee Fields & the Expressions and much, much more!

By Shimmy | 30 Dec 11 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)

That Was The Year in Garage Punk (NYC): 2011<?php the_title(); ?>

2011: A pretty damn crazy year for Garage Punk in NYC. Our roundup covers the big news, venues opening & closing, Norton’s 25th anniversary, all of our local bands’ record releases PLUS The Top 10 Best Shows of The Year!

By Shimmy | 28 Dec 11 | Also posted in Etc | Comments (0)

Have a Good One! (or two, or three…)<?php the_title(); ?>

Do the Humbug! Christmas week sees a smattering of DJ nights and even live shows for you to toast the season or drink your troubles away at. The spirit of giving is also in full effect with Jonathan Toubin benefits spanning Williamsburg to the LES. Plus live action with the Brimstones, Woman, Boss Guitars, the Othermen and more…

By Shimmy | 21 Dec 11 | Also posted in Upcoming Events | Comments (0)